5) What is a possible way to interpret the poet's take on fire and ice?
A)
The poet thinks that the world might end either due
to an excess of passion or due to a surplus of
indifference.
B)
The poet may pretend to be fearful of destruction,
but deep down he actually wants to see it happen.
The poet says that the world is coming to an end, but
he suspects that it might go on existing forever.
D)
The poet seems to want the earth to perish once, but
there's an open question about whether he'd prefer it
to perish twice